Course Description

French is estimated as having 110 million native speakers and 190 million more second language speakers. French is an official language in 29 countries. In 2013, French was identified as the second most spoken language in Europe, after German and before English. French is written with the 26 letters of the basic Latin script, with four diacritics appearing on vowels.

The majority of French words derive from Vulgar Latin or were constructed from Latin or Greek roots. The French counting system is partially vigesimal: twenty (vingt) is used as a base number in the names of numbers from 60 to 99. The French word for 80 is quatre-vingts, literally "four twenties", and the word for 75 is soixante-quinze, literally "sixty-fifteen".

According to a demographic projection French speakers will number approximately 500 million people in 2025 and 650 million people, or approximately 7% of the world's population by 2050.

FAQs

French is the official language of France and 28 other countries. Many of these countries are located in Africa and are former French colonies. According to one recent estimate there are 110 million people in the world who speak French as their first language. Another 190 million people speak French as their second language.

The French training program of International Academy is of 3 month duration. After undergoing this training program one will acquire functional knowledge of the language. He or she can then build over this functional knowledge over time to gain expertise in this language.

After completing this training program one will get a certification in French language from International Academy. This certification is widely accepted by employers. The training program is highly affordable and effective.

A number of Indian companies are expanding into Africa. Africa is among the fast growing parts of the world, in economic terms. A large number of African countries have French as their first or second language. With the knowledge of French there in your resume, companies are likely to give you preference for employment assignments in these countries.

A number of developed Western countries like Canada, Switzerland, France, Belgium etc also have French as their first or second language. Knowledge of French will make you eligible for employment in these countries. In India, a large number of management institutes, technical institutes and schools have French in their course. It is difficult to get French teachers in India. After undergoing this training program you may become eligible for teaching positions in these institutes.

Knowledge of an additional foreign language, besides English is a valuable capability in India. Those working in the corporate sector should do this training program. Those working in the IT and software industry will get preference for foreign project assignments in French speaking countries if they have knowledge of French.

Companies -especially those in software industry – which have projects in French speaking countries, should conduct French training programs for their employees. International Academy has special expertise in conducting corporate level French training programs.

International Academy’s French training program gives one functional knowledge of the language in just three months. The cost of this training program for the trainee is justified by the benefits that will accrue. The certification given by International Academy, after completion of the training program, is widely accepted by industry.

International Academy is promoted and led by alumni of IIT (Delhi), MIT (Boston) and IIM (Calcutta). It is presently India’s largest education company for working professionals. It has provided training & certification to more than 60000 working professionals. It provides training & certification in more than 80 areas. The certification given by it is often in collaboration with top institutes of India.

International Academy’s clientele is not limited to India but extends across the globe. In 2012 International Academy won the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award for innovation in the field of training & education. International Academy is ISO 9001 certified by TUV-SVD. It is registered with National Skill Development Agency, Government of India. Its commitment and record on quality is also reflected by the fact that it is a member of American Society of Quality (ASQ).

Vskills Government Certifications is the largest skills Certification body in India. Certifications are awarded by ICSIL, a Government PSU under Ministry of Telecommunications and IT, Government of India. ICSIL is a Joint Venture of DSIIDC, A Govt of NCT Delhi Company and TCIL, a Govt of India PSU.

Vskills is a testing and certification programme focused on prior learning. The Certifications are valued by industry experts and serve as recognition of prior learning, and evaluates learning acquired outside the classroom like through work experience and elearning.

Standardized exams are conducted throughout the nation at proctored centres and certificates are awarded to appearing candidates who score above a certain percentage in the exam.